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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry to say, ethics lawyers aren’t the brightest in the bunch. [/quote]
Non-lawyers who think ethics lawyers are human rights lawyers are certainly below that level. [/quote]

She teaches human rights law at AU and has represented clients on human rights cases, so I think we are splitting hairs. [/quote]
She doesn’t teach human rights law at AU. She’s a supervising attorney for a law clinic on a part-time basis.[/quote]

FFS. Students in legal clinics take a class to be part of a clinic. She is teacher of that class. https://www.wcl.american.edu/community/faculty/profile/palmer/bio[/quote]
She is not a “teacher” in any practical sense. She’s effectively is a supervisor of legal interns.

If you don’t know how law school works or what a legal clinic is, you should really just stand down because you are misrepresenting her experience is important ways that I’m sure she would be careful not to do herself.

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DP but this is the whole thing that concerns me about Palmer, who I like. It feels like every aspect of her resume is getting overstated in order to make her seem more qualified than she is. As someone who has done a lot of hiring, this is always a red flag -- if someone has the goods (even if their prior titles are not impressive, but they've really done the work) they don't have to overstate part-time or volunteer positions as being bigger or more important than they are. Someone who has experience can simple talk about their experience. People who lack experience tend to list every random thing they've ever done, and try to make it seem like they had more responsibility than they obviously did. Palmer is giving off this vibe (as are her supporters on this thread).
Lawyer who has been in a legal clinic. She’s a human rights law professor. Professors are teachers. You sound kinda sexist - not a great look for you, Mendo. [/quote]
This is hilarious. She’s not a “professor”. AU doesn’t refer to her as a professor. Clinics are practicums for experiential education, so it doesn’t even make any sense. She supports and advises participants, which is consistent with her stated role as a “supervising attorney” which is the actual job title that AU gave her.

It isn’t even accurate to say that she is part of the AU WCL clinical faculty, because AU doesn’t even consider her a faculty member.
https://www.wcl.american.edu/academics/experientialedu/clinical/faculty/

Why you feel the need to overstate her credentials, I have no idea. But it’s not sexist to point that out and it’s actually pretty sad to claim that it is. I think you are doing her campaign a grave disservice. [/quote]

You are hilarious and have very little understanding of how law schools works. Adjunct faculty...are...faculty...And yes, the constant downplaying of her credentials and/or suggesting because she has three kids she does not the time time/energy is pretty boilerplate sexism. Your participation in these attacks does general womanhood a great disservice. Try harder. Be better. [/quote]
She is not “adjunct faculty” in any practical sense. This is what you don’t understand. Her job at AU WCL is the equivalent of a science lab TA. [/quote]

No, having been a student in a legal clinic supervised by adjunct faculty whom I addressed as "Professor X," what I don't understand is why you need to downplay the role of adjunct faculty. Weird. [/quote]
There are clinical faculty. She’s not one of them and it’s not her job title. Trying to make sure that people like you don’t overstate what is in a fact a very marginal role at a law school. That is all. [/quote][/quote]

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